Sunday, 24 February 2013

Early this month, I harvested these baby potatoes. And though they
were tiny, they weren't lacking in taste. They were probably the
freshest, tastiest potatoes I've tasted.... just melted in my mouth. After three previous attempts that failed, I was beginning to believe that
potatoes can't grow in Chennai's warm and humid
climate, that too in containers. Which is why, I was so eager to harvest these even before they
were ready, just two months after they'd been planted. Had I waited a
month or two longer, we'd probably have had larger ones. I also should
have been careful to hill them at the right time. Not hillling
them on time, caused a couple of potatoes to pop out and turn green.

But
despite the size and number of potatoes, I'm quite content. Imagine
planting a single budding potato in clayey soil that drained poorly, and
getting this in return. (Potatoes need well drained, loose
soil.) Now that I know potatoes can indeed grow in Chennai, I'll be
more focused next time.

PS: This post has come after several months of inactivity. But from now on, I'm looking to post shorter posts, but more often.